This year, for the first time in the roughly sixty-year history of the birth-control pill in the United States, it can be bought over the counter. You might not know about this development—many people ...

This video highlights the historical dangers of pregnancy and childbirth for women, noting that in medieval Europe, 1 in 3 ...

This work tells the story of a group of reformers dedicated to making contraception legal, accessible, and acceptable. It details how Margaret Sanger's campaign beginning in 1914 to challenge anti ...

Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States. An advocate for women’s reproductive rights who ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

IUDs aren't dangerous anymore, emergency contraception is available over the counter, and you may be surprised how long condoms have been with us. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated July 13, 2023, to reflect the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a nonprescription birth control pill. For the first time, people in the United ...

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